考研英语阅读理解思路透析和真题揭秘(46)

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1、考研英语阅读理解思路透析和真题揭秘(46)2002年Text4　　TheSupremeCourt’sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhoedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.　　Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalpri

2、ncipleof"doubleeffect,"acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtfulonethatisforeseen-ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.　　Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients’pain,eventhoughincreasingdosagese

3、diationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath."　　GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlaentatBostonUniversity,maintainsthat,aslongasatorprescribesadrugforalegitimatemedicalpurpose,thetorhasdonenothingillegalevenifthepatientusesthedrugtohastendeath."It’slikesurgery,"hesays."edicarebillingcodefo

4、rhospital-basedcare,andtodevelopneeaningmedicalinitiativestranslateintobettercare."Largenumbersofphysiciansseemunconcernedaticpatientabuse."Hesaysmedicallicensingboards"mustmakeitclear...thatpainfuldeathsarepresumptivelyonesthatareinpetentlymanagedandshouldresultinlicensesuspension."　　5

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6、itsuicide.　　[答案]B　　[解题思路]　　A选项对应于文章第三段的第一句话"Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients’pain"（近年来，医生们一直在用这项原则，为自己替病危患者注射大剂量的吗啡镇痛的做法提供正当的理由），但是显然选项与原文不符，用大剂量并不表示医生们总是会增加剂量。C选项对应于文章第二段第一句话"Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutio

7、nalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof"doubleeffect""（尽管裁决认为，宪法没有赋予医生帮助病人自杀的权利，然而最高法庭实际上却认可了医疗界的"双重效应"原则），这说明最高法院的态度至少不是强烈反对。D选项的对应信息同C选项，但是原文的意思是"宪法没有赋予医生帮助病人自杀的权利"，没有提到"宪法没有赋予病人自杀的权力"，因而也是错误选项。同样，也很容易判断B是正确选项。　　[题目译文]　　从前三段，我们了解到　　[